Info-Graphic: Data Security & Privacy

Consumers are most concerned about the security of their financial information (90%). Consumers globally are more concerned about data security and privacy than they were five years ago (70% more concerned). 68% of global consumers feel they have lost control over how their personal information is shared and used by companies. 85% of global consumers feel companies need to take security and privacy more seriously. This may be driven by consumers’ confidence in the preventive actions they are taking. Nearly every consumer has taken some step to protect their online information (95%) and many have taken several. Data breach incidents are breakthrough news; most consumers are familiar with at least one major data breach (58%). 14% of global consumers have themselves been the victim of a data breach. Consumers are divided on whether these data breaches have been “handled appro...